Los Angeles vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 245% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 80th and 5898th ($3196 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 3rd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 58th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Santo Domingo

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	Los Angeles	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$7607

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521